The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 NightsThe paperback publication of the second volume of our new, substantially complete translation of one of the best known and most influential classics of world literature. Every night for three years, the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her the next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches, and wonder. These